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August 3, 2025

Why we should stop renaming well-established universities

In Nigeria, there’s a disturbingly haunting temporariness in the appellative identity of every university that derives its name from its location. If the current trend holds, they will sooner...

July 22, 2025

Renaming UNIMAID: A misstep against symbolic justice and regional identity

In matters of national honour and symbolic recognition, context, history, and regional identity must never be ignored. The decision to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after former President...

July 21, 2025

University of Maiduguri ASUU rejects renaming of institution after Buhari

The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s move to rename the institution after late former President Muhammadu Buhari,...

July 17, 2025

Tinubu renames University of Maiduguri after Buhari

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renamed the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, who announced this at a special Federal Executive Council...

July 16, 2025

Buhari: A life of service, a legacy of honor and the loyalty that endures

In the tapestry of Nigeria’s democratic journey, few figures shine as brightly and leave as lasting an imprint as the late President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu...

July 16, 2025

Buhari and the burden of history

Nigeria closed a defining era with the quiet passing of a man who once loomed large over its national consciousness. General Muhammadu Buhari, a former military leader, twice-elected president,...

July 16, 2025

A restless republic

On Sunday, July 13, 2025, Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian president, died in a London hospital. As expected, immediately news of his death broke, a maelstrom of reactions was...

July 14, 2025

‘This World Is Not Our Own’: A sobering lesson from Buhari’s death

The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari is not just another national event. It is not just a ceremonial moment marked by flags flying at half-mast, a series of...

July 13, 2025

Tinubu confirms Buhari’s death, directs Shettima to bring back remains

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the passing away of Nigeria’s immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Buhari died at about 4:30 pm on Sunday, July 13, 2025,...

July 13, 2025

Nigeria’s former President Buhari dies in London clinic

Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. He died Sunday afternoon in a clinic in London, United Kingdom, at the age of 82. Family sources confirmed the news in...

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